by Bela Johnson | Aug 8, 2018 | Hawaii, nature, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
When the world is weary of mediocrity and the doors are flung wide open to admit the least of us is also worthy, neither better nor worse but as crucial to the whole as any other life form; When we finally attain some sort of collective maturity, a steady hand on the...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 31, 2018 | country living, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
Small stones cobbled the backyard of the San Gabriel Mountains foothill home where I grew up, dappled by the light of pergola and wisteria overhead, flanking cascading waterfalls and the fishpond my father built outside my parents’ bedroom window; Yet it was...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 24, 2018 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What do we do when the words won’t come, when we stand, stock-still, mouths agape, dazzled by beauty and wonder and awe, minds taking snapshots as if we might capture a moment in time, whatever that is, perception being everything; What happens to us when we become...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 17, 2018 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, perspective, photography, Uncategorized
There are those who shun the wind, though I am not one of them. A desert dweller by birth, living in a subtropical environment has me gasping all too often for air, movement of energy, a yearning for fresh. Tonight we drove to the end of the road as is often the case...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 11, 2018 | compassion, dogs, nature, personal, Uncategorized
You may have read about it here. Amazing news. After Chris has taken food to little dog every morning and evening for months now, he discovered this note yesterday. We don’t know who the writer is referring to; another person had been leaving a bowl of water...
